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Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County GOP elected a slate of new officers at the county convention held at The Dillard House Conference Center last Saturday. Sam Burns, immediate past chair, left, Ed Fickey, chair, Tim Wall, 1st vice chair, Ken Fortney, 2nd vice chair, and Linda Burns, treasurer. The secretary position was vacant at press time.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. The Rabun County GOP elected a slate of new officers at the county convention held at The Dillard House Conference Center last Saturday. Sam Burns, immediate past chair, left, Ed Fickey, chair, Tim Wall, 1st vice chair, Ken Fortney, 2nd vice chair, and Linda Burns, treasurer. The secretary position was vacant at press time.

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Rabun County GOP elects slate of new officers

Megan Horn
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
The Rabun GOP elected a new slate of officers at the county convention held at The Dillard House Conference Center last Saturday.  Ed Fickey was elected chair, Tim Wall elected 1st vice chair, Ken Fortney elected 2nd vice chair and Linda Burns elected treasurer.
Submitted photo. Pictured are: Front row-Cora Shipman, Ian Echols, Silas Early, Ezra Early. Back Row: Kip Ramey Brayeden Shipman and Anthony Shipman.

Submitted photo. Pictured are: Front row-Cora Shipman, Ian Echols, Silas Early, Ezra Early. Back Row: Kip Ramey Brayeden Shipman and Anthony Shipman.

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Scouts spruce up fishing pier benches

News Staff
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
If you have been to the pond at the Rec Center lately, you may have noticed a change in the benches by the fishing pier. This is the start of Cub Scouts Pack 6’s project to redo the benches on the walking trail around the pond.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jean and Jim Rittenhouse will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary Friday. The couple married in 1946, just after Jim returned from World War II.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Jean and Jim Rittenhouse will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary Friday. The couple married in 1946, just after Jim returned from World War II.

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Couple celebrates 75 years of love

Megan Horn
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Jim and Jean Rittenhouse met when they were just teenagers and have been inseparable ever since. The couple married on April 16, 1946. They celebrate 75 years of marriage on Friday. “We’ve been together most of our lives,” Jean said. “We just like to be together.
Submitted photo. Volunteers attended a training session last week in preparation for the opening of the new Community Dental Clinic, spearheaded by The Rotary Club of Clayton.

Submitted photo. Volunteers attended a training session last week in preparation for the opening of the new Community Dental Clinic, spearheaded by The Rotary Club of Clayton.

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Low-income dental clinic is set to open in Rabun

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 8, 2021
CLAYTON-- Community Dental, a dental clinic for low-income adults, is set to open April 14.  Through the Clayton Rotary Foundation, the clinic will provide acute dental care for low-income adults who live or work in Rabun County, according to Rotarian Tim Ranney.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Universal Joint in downtown Clayton was doing booming business on a beautiful spring day recently.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Universal Joint in downtown Clayton was doing booming business on a beautiful spring day recently.

Business increases as COVID cases drop

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 8, 2021
One year after the first reported case of COVID-19 in Rabun County, many local businesses that were hit hard by the disease are seeing big increases in customers and sales.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Monica Blalock, director of community awareness for FAITH, left, and Caroline Wallis, executive director for FAITH, bring awareness of Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Prevention month with Pinwheels in front of the Rabun County Courthouse.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Monica Blalock, director of community awareness for FAITH, left, and Caroline Wallis, executive director for FAITH, bring awareness of Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Prevention month with Pinwheels in front of the Rabun County Courthouse.

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FAITH has served 30 Rabun County victims of child abuse in past year

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 8, 2021
April is sexual assault and child abuse prevention month and Fight Abuse in the Home (FAITH) is bringining community awareness with pinwheels outside the Rabun County Courthouse.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Appalachian Trail (AT) hikers point to their trail names after signing the banner at Outdoor 76 on Tuesday. The group was being shuttled back to Dicks Creek Gap at the AT after staying overnight in Clayton. Each hiker has a unique name given to them by another hiker. Skylar Bounds (Chef), left, Nabal Camacho (Yeetnmouse), Jason Conn (70 lb Hammer), Kelsey Widener (Jingles) and Kip Beegle (Captain). Dog Telico also poses with the hikers.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Appalachian Trail (AT) hikers point to their trail names after signing the banner at Outdoor 76 on Tuesday. The group was being shuttled back to Dicks Creek Gap at the AT after staying overnight in Clayton. Each hiker has a unique name given to them by another hiker. Skylar Bounds (Chef), left, Nabal Camacho (Yeetnmouse), Jason Conn (70 lb Hammer), Kelsey Widener (Jingles) and Kip Beegle (Captain). Dog Telico also poses with the hikers.

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Trail community status sought for Clayton

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 8, 2021
CLAYTON-- Rabun County’s landscape offers many activities for the avid outdoorsman, whether it’s visiting one of the state parks or hiking the Appalachian Trail.  Dicks Creek Gap on the Appalachian Trail travels just along the Towns County and Rabun County border.
Megan Broome, The Clayton Tribune. Lauren Barnes, left, Alexis Martin and Chaner Hensley are the Class of 2021 Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Historian, respectively.

Megan Broome, The Clayton Tribune. Lauren Barnes, left, Alexis Martin and Chaner Hensley are the Class of 2021 Valedictorian, Salutatorian and Historian, respectively.

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RCHS names top scholars

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 1, 2021
TIGER-- Rabun County High School announced its top honors for the Class of 2021. Lauren Barnes is Valedictorian, Alexis Martin is Salutatorian and Chandler Hensley is Historian.
Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Library patron Marce Lacouture utilizes one of the new pods for a video-conferencing call on Monday.

Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Library patron Marce Lacouture utilizes one of the new pods for a video-conferencing call on Monday.

Rabun library adds pods for video conferencing

Megan Horn
Thursday, April 1, 2021
CLAYTON-- The Rabun County Public Library installed new study pods for patrons last week.